Franklin Symposium: Black Achievement Suffers
Because of Inadequate Relationships With Teachers
Scholars at John Hope Franklin symposium looking for next generation
to engage on issues relevant to Black community.
By John McCann
Durham, N.C.
In this city, now unfortunately infamous for an elite university’s lacrosse team party that may have gotten out of hand, sit two high schools under a judge’s threat of closure because not enough students appear to be on track to attend any college, much less Duke University..
Wake County Superior Court Judge Howard Manning has his eye on 19 schools across North Carolina, including Durham’s Hillside High and Southern High. The schools have both wrapped up for the year, and Manning has said they ought to be shut down if 55 percent of students don’t pass the final exams.
